Eidembreen

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Eidembreen
Oscar II Land IMG 4667 Austgötabreen Huldrefjellet Eidembreen.JPG
View from the southernmost coast of Oscar II Land
Map showing the location of Eidembreen
Map showing the location of Eidembreen
Location in Svalbard
LocationOscar II Land, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Coordinates78°24′N 13°10′E / 78.40°N 13.16°E / 78.40; 13.16Coordinates: 78°24′N 13°10′E / 78.40°N 13.16°E / 78.40; 13.16
LengthAbout 18 kilometres (11 mi)

Eidembreen is a glacier in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a length of about eighteen kilometers, and debouches into Eidembukta in Forlandsundet, between St. Jonsfjorden and Isfjorden. The glacier is named after Norwegian politician and naval officer . Eidembreen belongs to the mountain and glacier complex of Trollheimen. Further north are Austgötabreen and Huldrebreen, and to the south are Stallobreen and Heksebreen.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eidembreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Eidembreen". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 978-82-91495-47-7.


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